Attachable creel kit



p 3, 1949. F. E. ROCKHILL 2,481,618

ATTACHABLE CREEL KI T Filed Sept. 18, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 13, 1949. F. E. ROCKHILL L ATTACHABLE CREEL KIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 18, 1946 gmwm M m FEHaaid/u'll Patented Sept. 13, 1949 UNlTED S TAT ES PATENT O FFICE ATTACHABLE cmsEL KIT Fred E. Ro'ckhill, Abenieenjwas'h. Application September is, rers,=stna1No.-e97;ss7

i 2' claims. 1

This invention relates to the class of "fishing tackle and-pertains particularly to improvements in devices for carrying small articles of the fishi-rrg outfit. 1

The primary object of the present invention is to aprovide animproved'attachment for a fisherm-ans creel whereby articles which are required for-use during the fishing process may be readily and conveniently obtained, and whereby those other articles which are ta-lgen off of the line or takenout of use may be easily and quickly stored away. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide an article carrier which is easily detachably secured to the bottom of a fishing creel, so that it will not interfere in any respect with the use of the creel -or with the manipulation by the fisherman of his rod and line, but may be conveniently reached and opened as desired.

still another object of the invention is to provide an article carrying unit in the nature of a fiat casing having a sliding drawer therein with ineanswhereby the casing may be easily secured against the bottom pf a fishing creel so that it will not ipterfere in any way with the setting down of the creel or with the opening and closing of the top of the same.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved tackle carrying box, adapted for convenient attachment to the bottom of "acreel and having the'nov'el means whereby the drawer forminga part of the box will be securelylatched wheniclfised-and held in any desired partially opened positron "andwner'eby the latchin means, wl'lfn'actu'ated, will not only effect the release r the drawer for opening, but will also start tile drawer in its opening movement.

'FThe invention "willbe' best understood from a s'idr'at'ion' of the following detailed descript'i""n taken' in connection with theiaccomp'anying drawin rdrmlng'part 'ofthis specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a fishing creel showing the tackle carrying unit embodying the present invention attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a view in top plan of the tackle carrying unit per se, showing the drawer thereof Open;

2 Figure 3 is -a vertical transverse sectional view through the tackle carrying unit showing creel in dotted outline and illustrating the manner which the catch irictionally holds the partially opened drawer; I

Figure 4 -is a sectional view through the 'front part or the unit adjacent the drawer securing latch, showing in detail the manner which the latch operates to release the drawerandpartially open the same; and I V I I Figul'e 5 is *a sectional ivew on the dine oresm Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate-corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, the numeral -l .generally designates a fishing creel, the body portion of which is indicated by the numeral 2,-and the hinged cover =or-top by the numeral :Tlie itackle carrying unit embodying the. pres,- ent invention comprises a relativelyshallow casi'rfg 4 having the top .wall 5, bottom will tend and back walls I and 'f8,*respective1y. Th firont of the casing is open, .as-shown, .and .as is also clearly shown in Figure 2, the vgeneral contour df'the cr eil, so that when the casing is.positioned against the bottom ofthe .creel as it is [designed to be placed, the said casing will conform gene'r'ally .to 'jthe cr'e'el' outlines.

fSlidably disposed within the casing4and.movable through the open front thereof is a drawer 9 1wl'lich"is pro.vlded' with -a plurality of dividing partitions 10, which separate thelinterior'of the drawer into a series-of compartments .for thereca tion" of small articles used'in fishing suchas hooks, fiies', leaders, .split shot and otherarticles arereduired by' the fisherman'to be at hand as hdmovesalon'g in fishing. The bottom'wall .l I

ofth'e'drawer maybe provided with a1plura1ity'..of

apertures H, as shown, so that the interiorroj'f the'fdrawer will be thoroughly ventilated andasa ing out 'of the articles plaeed.

sist Ilnfiapi' therein in wet I it on.

Secured to the underside of the bottom wall 6 of the drawer casing is theelongated spring latch tongue [3, which has the upwardly and forwardly extending terminal portion M, which lies across and extends forwardly from the front edge of the casing bottom wall, as clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. This upwardly extended portion of the spring tongue engages against the front Wall of the drawer 9, as illustrated in Figure 4, when the drawer is closed and thus prevents the drawer from accidently opening. As is also shown in this figure, the terminal portion extends forwardly and at a downward inclination to provide a camming surface for the nose l5 of the scillatable latch body l6, which is oscillatably mounted, as indicated at 11, upon the face of the front wall of the drawer. The latch body 16 carries the upwardly extending ring [8 by which it may be conveniently grasped and caused to oscillate so that the nose portion l5 will be forced down against the terminal portion of the tongue l3 and flex it downwardly, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 4. y springing the latch sprin I 3 down wardly, the drawer will be released and the forward oscillation of the ring l8 will simultaneouse ly effect the pulling forwardly of the drawer 9 due to the frictional contact of the nose part I'5 with the fixed underlying tongue portion, Aspshown in Figure 4, this actuation of the latch l8 to re-"' lease will also start it forwardly so that the bottom ll of the drawer will come into position over the upwardly extended end of the tongue [3 andthus hold it down so that the drawer can be pulled out. At the same time, however, the upturned forward end of the tongue I3 will exert a constant frictionaldrag upon the drawer so that'it will not slip'in or out after it is released even if the device is disposed at an angle. j g

' "In order to prevent the'drawer being completely drawn out of the casing 4, the top wall 5 is provided at each-end and adjacentthe forward edge, with the downwardly extending screws or pins H! which extend into the drawer'and which carry sleeves?!) against which the back'wall off the drawer, abuts when the drawer has been pulled out-to its extreme position, as illustrated in Figure 2. 'Figure 5'illustrates'upon'an enlarged scale the construction of the drawer stop.

As-illustrated in Figure 1, the overalllength of the tackle carrying unit is less'than the overall length of the creel, and-when the device is in position against the bottom of the creel, the portions of the creel bottom lying beyond the ends of the tackle receptacle have engaged thereagainst the dished end wings 2| which are secured in any suit able manner to the ends of the top wall'5 of the casing 4. These wings are dished or have their top surfacesc'oncave so as to conform to the general contour of the bottom of the creel at the ends and corners, as shown in Figure 1, and at the front and rear of each wing 2 I, an upwardly extending fiat arm 22 is disposed, which has an aperture 23 in which is engaged one end of a coil spring 24. The upper end of eachof the four springs 24 which are arranged at the four' corners of the tackle carrying unit,'carry the broad hooks 25 which are designed to engage over the topped edges of the creel walls, as; illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. The bills of the hooks 'atthefront of the u' nit are merely engaged over the top wall of, the creel fafter lifting the'cover 3, but the hooks at the back have to be engaged insuitable openihgs made through, for example, the leather hinge which may attach the creel'cover to the back wall.

of the c'rl. As will be readily apparent from Figure 3, these springs serve to constantly firmly hold the tackle carryin unit against the bottom of the creel, and because of the dishlike contour,

of each of the wings 2 l' and the provision of the upwardly extending flat arms 22, the receptacle beneath the creel will be effectively prevented from shifting or sliding sidewise or forwardly and backwardly so that it substantiallybecomes an integral part of the creel-structure; M

It will also be apparent that the present device will not interfere with placing the creel upon the ground, because of the flat character of the rebottom of a fishing creel, comprising'a flat hous- 7 ing open at one side, a drawer slidably disposed in thehousing through said open side, m'eans forming extensions'at the ends of the housing for receiving the bottom of the creel at opposite sides of the same; and means carried by said receiving means for coupling the'latter acrossthe sidewalls of the creel with the top edges of said walls.

A tackle carrying unit for attachment to a fishing creel, comprising a relatively flat casing having an open side, a drawer mounted in the casing'for sliding movement through the open side, 5 latch means for securing said drawer in closed position, a concave wing plate extending from each end of the top of said casing and adapted to receive the bottom of the creel at a corner thereof, a flat arm constituting an upward exten sion of each plate at the front and at the rear of the casing, spring members connected with the 7 ends of said arms, and a hook carried by each,

of"said 'spring members for detachable engage m'ent over the top edge of a wall ofithe creel.

- g Faun E. ROCKHILL; f

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